Attachment for farm-wagons.



W. L. KHLER.

ATTACHMENT FOR FARM WAGONS.

APPLICATION TILED 1mm, 1913.

1,079,248. Patented N0v.18,1913.

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WILLIAM L. KOHLER, F CARSON, VIRGINIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR FARM-WAGONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led April 8, 1913.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913. Serial No. 759,730.

To all 'ic/wm it may concern lle it known that I, WILLmn L. KoHLeR,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Carson, in the county ofDinwiddie and State ot' Virginia, have invented new and use'tulImprovements in Attachments for li`arm-lVagons, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for tarm wagons in which the boxor bed is mounted loosely on the bolsters, and it has for its object toproduce a simple and etlicient device, whereby the wagon box may besecured relatively to the bolsters so as to prevent junming and rattlingwhen passing over rough roads and the wear and tear ou the wagon box andrunning gear resulting therefrom.

A itin-ther object ot the invention is to produce a simple and efficientdevice which may be readily applied or detached, as required, and whichwhen mounted in position will serve to hold the wagon box securely andyet resiliently with respect to the bolsters so as to prevent jumpingand rattling.

iVith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

ln the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple and preferredform ot' the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaims may be resorted to When desired.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a portion of awagon box and a bolster supporting the same and showing the improvedattachment mounted in position for operation. Fig. 2 is a sectional viewtaken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1, and showing the stake, a portion of thebolster and the improved attachment in elevation. Fig. 3 is aperspective View of the improved device illustrating the manner ofmounting it for operation.

Corresponding` parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The improved device includes a lever member A comprising a yoke 5, thelimbs or side members ol' which, (l, are angular or L-shaped so thatportions of said limbs will lie adjacent to the side o1 a wagon box 7when the yoke 5 is placed astride one of the stakes S rising from thebolster 'B on which such wagon box is supljiortcd.

The limbs or side members (j ot the yoke are termimllly slightly curved,and pivotally connected with said imbs, closely adjacent to the endsthereof, a re link rods 9, the lower ends ot' which extend through across piece or saddle 10, said lower ends being screw threaded itor thereception o'l. nuts l1 bctwecn which and the underside oil the saddlel() coiled springs 1Q are interposed. Pivotally connected with the limbsor side Incinbcrs at no great distance Atrom the termi nal, ends thereofare hook members 13; it being observed that the link rods 9 areconnected with the limbs or side members 6 intermediate the terminalends of the latter and the points oit pivotal attachment of thc hookmembers 13.

To apply the improved attachment to a wagon, the saddle or cross bar 10through which the link rods 9 extend is slipped bcncath the bolster, andthe hook members 13 are hooked over thc upper edge of the wagon box, theyoke of the lever member A beingmeanwhile held in a raised position, asseen in Fig. By pressing downward on the lever member, the link rodswill be pulled upward against the tension of the springs 12, anddownward pull will be exerted on thc hook members 13 until the pointsotl pivotal attachment ot the link rods pass beyond a dead center withrespect to the pivotal axes of the hook members 13. The yoke of thelever member will now straddle the wagon stake, and the attachment willremain firmly in position until removed by a reversal o1 the operation.It is obvious that adjustment to wagon boxes ot' various sizes may bemade by adjusting the nuts 11 on the link rods 9. It is also evidentthat one of the improved devices should be attached preferably to eachof the 'front as Well as to each of the rear ends of the box.

It will be readily seen that by the improved attachment the wagon boxwill be held firmly and yet resiliently on the bolsters, thus preventingthe objectionable jumping and rattling which is liable to oc-

